Your attempt to create a page in the main namespace of Wikimedia Commons was automatically prevented.
This usually happens for one of the following reasons:
You tried to create a Wikipedia article – but this is not Wikipedia. The website you are on right now, Wikimedia Commons, is a media repository used by Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, and others. Unlike on Wikipedia, pages in the main namespace here are not articles. Instead, they are galleries that showcase media files. To get to Wikipedia, visit wikipedia.org. The English Wikipedia project has information about how to create your first article.
You tried to create a gallery but used the wrong format. If you are trying to create a page showcasing media files, you should include gallery tags, media files and categories, as explained in the guidelines, Commons:Galleries.
You just wanted to experiment a little. That's okay. You can do that in the sandbox.
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In case you were actually making an acceptable contribution, please report this error here. Thank you.
